Page 17 - Adventures of Peterkin Paul

ITTLE Miltiades Pilerkin Paul, And just then, all at onet, as if quite overturns
L S:tdiy stood at the window and watched the Ry llic Dfler oi :-j.:cIl :i itninilLt lilt sum.
snow fall. The sun shone out ljrig'Ktly, the cltwids rolled away,
And the *ky was ;ls cleur :is you'd set- it lu May;

'['lieu iittle Mil tildes I’eterkin Pan!,
In his. overcoat, fur cap, boots, mittttis and all.
TisDk his jiliifl. tin; "Jack Frrisf,” and in merriest
mood
Started uJT foi1 (lie hill ; hut in goirigj (h rough ih«
wood,
The trees *verc so fhici., nnd lEiq ground while ^itii
snow.
He £rewj quite uucttliiil which way lit.- must g o.
And. for f*:ll h;llf an hoilr Wtfllt lvnnd^riug about
Without ever beiup .tble to find Jus way oul.

At last poor Miltiadca Pelerkin Paul,
Standing there in the tvoods. lvitit no one within
call,
“ O dear! I do wish 'th-ould slop snowing." he cried, In bewildered despair looked around hint, when lol
" I’d give *11 ray money and Father's bes-ide.” ITe uupied, just before, a fresh track id (he sntiw.